Adaptive Usage of the Butterworth Digital Filter.
From: Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. kserer@gmail.com
Journal of biomechanics
- Publish Date: 2007
- ISSN: 0021-9290
- Volume: 40
- Issue: 13
- Pages: 2934-43
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Erer Koray S, et al. Adaptive Usage of the Butterworth Digital Filter.. 2007;40:2934-43
Abstract
The Butterworth lowpass filter is a conventional tool that has been commonly used in gait analysis applications. Its operation mainly depends on the selection of the cut-off frequency, which must be done based on the condition of the raw signal assuming that it is stationary. This tool is unable to deal with nonstationary signals especially if impact is involved. In this paper, a modified version of the Butterworth filter that can handle nonstationary signals is presented. The new filter has a variable cut-off frequency distribution defined for each data point, which is determined by local signal characteristics. Because of its adaptive nature, it is possible for the filter to accommodate changes in the frequency content of the signal.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Biomechanics, Computer Simulation, Filtration, Rheology, Time Factors
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